NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, NOV 7
Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburban areas overnight and it continues, with water logging all around and authorities on Sunday sounded a red alert to people as two city reservoirs are set to be opened.
Chembarambakkam and Puzhal reservoirs, that serve as important sources of drinking water to the Chennai city were opened to let out surplus rain water, authorities here said.
Sounding a preliminary flood alert, the state water resources authorities advised district collectors of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur to evacuate people living in low-lying areas and house them in safe locations.
@RainStorm_TN @saran_2016 @praddy06 West Mambalam right now!#ChennaiRain pic.twitter.com/IqLUyNySCl
— Jugal Shah (@Im_jshah) November 7, 2021
#Chennai basin bridge junction right now.#ChennaiRains #ChennaiRain #chennaifloods #chennaiflood #RedAlert pic.twitter.com/fMXF83gbxM
— Skymet (@SkymetWeather) November 7, 2021
Pictures from Perambur (Its not from 2015, its today's)
Chennai has received 14 cms rain from last night 8.30 pm to 5 am, would've easily crossed 20 cms by now.#ChennaiRains#rain #TamilNaduRains pic.twitter.com/3RwjAzTnno
— Sanjeevee sadagopan (@sanjusadagopan) November 7, 2021
Due to continues heavy rain fall – Visuals of Chennai, Mandaveli/Kondoithope Police Quarters water logging visuals.@tnpoliceoffl @chennaipolice_ @chennaicorp @rdc_south pic.twitter.com/nB5FP18DPn
— *RamaniTweetMediaReport (@rammee2205) November 7, 2021
From Saturday morning, Chennai and several suburbs in Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts witnessed intermittent rains and showers became non-stop since night that led to inundation in many areas, inconveniencing people.
“In Arabian Sea there is a Low Pressure and In Andaman sea, the new guy which will pound us next week is there(sic),” tweeted Pradeep John.
Chief Minister inspects inundated areas in North Chennai
Chief Minister M K Stalin along with Chief Secretary, Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi and other officials visited the Perambur Barracks Road, Purasawalkam and other neighbouring areas in the morning and assessed the damages.
Water storage level at major reservoirs around Chennai on Sunday morning
Reservoirs (in TMC)
13.222/11.011
RESERVOIR READINGS:
REDHILLS
Depth : 21.20 feet/19.30feet,
Storage : 3.300/2.872 tmc,
Inflow : 1487 cusecs,
(Runoff -1487,Supply -0)
Discharge :191 cusecs,
(Metro -148,Evp Loss -43),
Rainfall :73.00mm,.
CHOLAVARAM
Depth : 18.86 feet /18.09 feet,
Storage : 1.081/0.915 tmc,
Inflow : 508 cusecs,
(Runoff -508,Supply -0), Discharge : 115 cusecs,
(Surplus – 100 Evp Loss -15),
Rainfall :93.00 mm,.
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM
Depth : 24.00 feet/21.30 feet,
Storage : 3.645/2.934 tmc,
Inflow : 600 Cusecs,
(Runoff -600,Supply -0),
Discharge : 149 Cusecs,
(Metro -106, Sipcot -03, Evp Loss -40)
Rainfall : 52.00 mm
POONDI
Depth: 35.00 feet/34.13 feet,
Storage: 3.231/2.864 tmc,
Inflow: 1464 cusecs,
(Runoff -1464, Supply -0),
Discharge :531cusecs
(Surplus -482, Baby canal – 14, EvpLoss -35),
Rainfall : 34.00 mm
VEERANAM
Depth : 8.50 feet/6.30 feet,
Storage :1.465/0.935 tmc,
Inflow :538 cusecs,
(Runoff -538, Supply -0), Discharge : 61cusecs,
(Metro-61,VNSS -0),
Rainfall :Nil,.
Kannankottai Thervoy Kandigai.
Depth :36.61 feet/36.21 feet,
Storage : 0.500/0.491 tmc,
Inflow : 95 cusecs,
(Runoff -95, Supply -0),
KRISHNA WATER “0” POINT.
Depth :Nil,
Discharge : Nil,
Cumulative : 4.479 tmc,
Rainfall : 58.00 mm,.